282 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776,

resumed the chair, and Mr. Worthington reported, that the com-
mittee had, according to order, taken into their consideration the de-
claration of rights, and form of government for this state, and had
come to several resolutions thereon, but not having had time to
come to a conclusion, had directed him to move for leave to sit
again.

Resolved, That this convention will on to-morrow resolve itself
into a committee of the whole, to consider further of the same.
Mr. Earle appeared in the house,

On reading and considering the petition of sundry inhabitants of
Washington county, setting forth, that by a late resolve of con-
vention the election for fixing the place for the court house of
Washington county was to be held at Hagerstown, which would
be so distant from many of the inhabitants of the said county that
it would be very inconvenient for them to attend, and praying that
the election might be held for one or more days at Skipton or
Old-town; thereupon the question was put, That for ease and
convenience of the inhabitants of the upper part of Washington
county, the election for fixing the place for the court house of the
said county shall be held two days at Skipton, beginning on the
sixth day of November, and that Andrew Bruce, Lemuel Barret,
sand Thomas Warren, or any two of them, be judges of the said
election, and give due notice to the inhabitants of the said county;

and that the judges appointed to hold the election at Hagerstown,
and those appointed to hold the election at Skipton, meet together
as soon as conveniently may be at Hagerstown, and there examine
the said polls, and declare the said election according as the ma-
jority of voters may appear to be on both the said polls ? Resolv-
ed in the affirmative.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Barnes, Mr. Deye, Mr. Kent,
Fenwick, Stevenson, Gibson,
Plater, Shepherd, Murray,
Jordan, J. Smith, Potter,
Hooe, J. T. Chase, Johnson,
Fitzhugh, Bond, Gust. Scott,
B. Hall, H. Wilson, Geo. Scott,
Carroll, Love, Horsey,
J. Wilson, Archer, Lowes,
Bayly, Gilpin, Chaille,
Williams, Ewing, Bishop,
Sheredine, Brevard, Mitchell,
Edelen, W. Ringgold, Edmondson,
Schriver, T. Smyth, Earle.